Verandah

15th March 2005

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March 17th 2008
15 March 2008 When we woke up this morning, after a very comfortable night's sleep, we had breakfast on the verandah watching the birds. It was really beautiful. We never imagined that they lived in such a wonderfully isolated spot. It was lovely to be off the tourist trail, out of the traffic, away from all the city pollution and able to enjoy the peace and quiet in their gorgeous family home. T ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Joondalup

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more